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LGA - Population

Population history

GET/v1/lga/{lga_name}/population5¢ per call

The ABS's estimated resident population for the LGA at 30 June each year from 2001, with the change on the year before. Accepts the names /lga/list returns.

Price: 5¢ per call.

Authorization

Request

The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.

Path parameters

lga_namestringrequired

Query parameters

None — this endpoint accepts no query parameters. Call the path above with your bearer token and nothing else.

Responses

Successful Response

application/json
LgaPopulationfields returned to you
lgastringalways returned

LGA name as you passed it.

abs_lga_namestringalways returned

The ABS's name for the LGA, which the series is keyed on.

seriesarray of LgaPopulationYearalways returned

Oldest first.

licencestringmay be null

Licence the ABS grants.

attributionstringalways returned

Credit line to display wherever you show this data.

GET/v1/lga/{lga_name}/population
cURL
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/lga/Lake%20Macquarie/population' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer test'
Example Responses
{
  "data": {
    "abs_lga_name": "Lake Macquarie",
    "attribution": "Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, 2024-25.",
    "lga": "Lake Macquarie",
    "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
    "series": [
      {
        "change": 2651,
        "pct_change": 1.21,
        "population": 222144,
        "year": 2024
      },
      {
        "change": 2396,
        "pct_change": 1.08,
        "population": 224540,
        "year": 2025
      }
    ]
  }
}
Successful Response200
application/json